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Minnesota’s workforce shrank by 1,500 jobs in August, marking the fourth month in 2016 that has seen negative job growth. The loss helped push the state’s unemployment rate to 4 percent, up from 3.9 in July. Despite the monthly losses, ...

Minnesota construction companies shed 200 jobs from the month before, while the state’s employers, overall, added 7,300 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.